Prevalence & Impact of Grief

• 1 in 5 children in the U.S. will experience the death of a family member.

• Children often "hide" their grief in order to appear okay to help ease the burden of grieving parents.
  

• Grieving children are more likely to experience academic and behavioral difficulties.
  

• Unresolved grief leads to increased rates of suicide and increased substance abuse.

• Teens with unresolved grief are 5 times more likely to drop out of high school.

• The entire family is affected by the death of a family member.  Everyone has to adjust to changes in the way the family functions.

• More than $37.6 billion dollars in worker productivity is lost each year in the U.S. due to employee grief over the death of a loved one.